postéevsposterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: postée is a adjective, poster is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“postée” is an adjective and “poster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,947
“postée” frequency rank
#5,385
“poster” frequency rank
25332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature postée poster
Definition Féminin singulier de posté. Affiche dont la fonction est essentiellement décorative, qui n’est pas ou a cessé d’être publicitaire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set postée and poster apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
postée
6 ch
poster

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: postée is \pɔs.te\ while poster is \pɔs.tɛʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

postée is recorded at frequency rank #19,947, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɔs.te\. poster is at rank #5,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pɔs.tɛʁ\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 25332, this pair ranks #341,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of postée vs poster

Shared letters: eopst. Private to "postée": é. Private to "poster": r.

"postée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "poster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • posteropster · posetr · posster · posterr · postre · postter · potser · pposter

Frequency comparison

postée#19,947
poster#5,385

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "postée" and "poster" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "postée" is an adjective and "poster" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "postée" or "poster"?
"poster" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,385 in our French list, against #19,947 for "postée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering postée vs poster

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “postée”; for a noun, it's “poster”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “postée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list